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22.2.19

NaHaiWriMo 2019 week 3



NaHaiWriMo 2019 week 3

 More unusual haiku prompts from NaHaiWriMo 2019


#15 deportation

long-handled
brush and pan –
spider moved out


#16 drinking glasses with lipstick marks

girls’ night out –
indelible
memories


#17 coin toss

‘Come in spinner!’
but where’s the excitement –
legalised

(Refers to Australia's historic gambling game, two-up, traditionally played on Anzac Day, legalised in 1973.)


#18 diagnosis

diagnosis – 
how bright the sunlight now
before it fades


#19 drool

damp patch
on the pillow -
aged child


#20 babies

helpless
soft, floppy
tyrants


#21 cell phones or movie theatres (or both)

signals
from out of the dark
light the screen
Linking to Poets United's Poetry Pantry #441

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26 comments:

  1. Sherry Blue Sky23 February 2019 at 05:35

    Each of these has impact. I especially am moved by "diagnosis"....so true, the brightness before it fades. Beautiful, Rosemary.

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  2. Mary23 February 2019 at 13:39

    Such a variety here, Rosemary. Yes, cell phones in the movie theater - can't escape the glare. Drinking glasses with lipstick - yikes - I have found this on a glass sometimes, and it wasn't mine. Spooks me out. And, ha, indeed sometimes babies CAN be tyrants!

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  3. Magaly Guerrero24 February 2019 at 06:35

    I love "drinking glasses with lipstick marks", those bright marks telling stories. And "drool" made me laugh.

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  4. Thotpurge24 February 2019 at 18:04

    #19 is particularly moving....

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  5. Kim M. Russell24 February 2019 at 19:54

    What a coincidence! I’m cleaning my office and your first haiku is this one, Rosemary:
    ‘ long-handled
    brush and pan –
    spider moved out’.
    I found a few mummified spiders yesterday!

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  6. J Cosmo Newbery24 February 2019 at 20:29

    Lovely collection. Two was more fun when it was illegal.

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  7. Rommy24 February 2019 at 23:53

    19 and 20 especially made me giggle. 18 really made an impression.

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  8. Magical Mystical Teacher25 February 2019 at 01:48

    Since I live close to the border with Mexico, the deportation haiku speaks clearly to me...even though the main character is a spider! :)

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  9. Sanaa Rizvi25 February 2019 at 02:08

    I absolutely love; " drinking glasses with lipstick marks," and feel there are times when a girl has to do what she has to do! ❤️

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  10. C. Sandlin25 February 2019 at 02:40

    These were each an experience, although i find myself returning to #'s 15, 18, & 20

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  11. Laura Bloomsbury25 February 2019 at 02:50

    some very wry haikus Rosemary - drool made me laugh - and cry

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  12. dsnake125 February 2019 at 02:56

    unusual, but lovely. :)
    #18 moved me.
    #21 i can relate to that.panic attack. maybe not a movie theatre, but a talk.

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  13. brudberg25 February 2019 at 03:39

    I love these refreshing poems, each made me think and some made me smile.

    especially love the soft little tyrants ...

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  14. tonispencer25 February 2019 at 05:17

    They always have the weirdest prompts for haiku during this event. I have tried it several times and give up. I applaud you for carrying on. I am too much of a purist to persist with the prompts. I like the one about the spider the best. Good luck on completing the task!

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    1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade25 February 2019 at 08:33

      I have resolved that this is the last year I'll attempt it. I find the prompts impossible to respond to with real haiku.

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  15. Gillena Cox25 February 2019 at 05:24

    Luv the deportation haiku. Happy Sunday

    Much😊love

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  16. colleen25 February 2019 at 05:26

    Love the drool, lipstick and deportation.

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  17. Margaret25 February 2019 at 05:57

    babies as tyrants - ha. I have two "tyrant" puppies right now but I forgive them :)

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  18. Wendy Bourke25 February 2019 at 09:45

    Love what you have done with the prompts. 'Diagnosis' literally brought the phrase 'out-of-this-word' to mind. What an inspired direction from just one word. Though the juxtaposition in 'babies' is wonder-full, also.

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  19. Truedessa25 February 2019 at 10:01

    Interesting group of poems, #18 and #21 made me pause and shake my head yes in understanding the depth of the words.

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  20. Old Egg25 February 2019 at 10:10

    What great entertainment these faux haiku are Rosemary. How necessary it is to have both Mum and Dad battle with the tyrant baby so each can get some rest. But why was it my turn at 4am when I had a busy day at work tomorrow in the Office?

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  21. rallentanda25 February 2019 at 11:35

    I love all of these. They remind me of Kerouac. I love these prompts but then again I'm a rule breaker:)

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    1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade27 February 2019 at 10:38

      I'm glad you enjoy my results ... though personally (LOL) I think Kerouac wrote terrible haiku with a complete misunderstanding of what they are supposed to be.

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  22. kaykuala26 February 2019 at 03:52

    #20 and #21 reveals that witty streak in you much desired but elusive!

    Hank

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    1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade26 February 2019 at 08:41

      Oh, thank you, Hank! I appreciate all kind comments, and this one particularly, as wit is something I admire and aspire to but don't always think I possess.

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  23. Whitesnake26 February 2019 at 09:06

    Not really my cup of tea but still beautiful.

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